A card from Jimmy
📖[Classic Textbook]
✏️[Exercise]
Grandmother: Read Jimmy's card to me please, Mary.
Mary: “I have just arrived in Scotland and I'm staying at a Youth Hostel.”
Grandmother: Eh?
Mary: He says he's just arrived in Scotland. He says he's staying at a Youth Hostel.You know he's a member of the Y.H.A.
Grandmother: The what?
Mary: The Y.H.A., mother. The Youth Hostel's Association.
Grandmother: What else does he say?
Mary: “I'll write a letter soon. I hope you are all well.”
Grandmother: What? Speak up, Mary. I'm afraid I can't hear you.
Mary: He says he'll write a letter soon. He hopes we are all well. “ Love, Jimmy.”
Grandmother: Is that all? He doesn't say very much, does he?
Mary: He can't write very much on a card, mother.
Translation
祖母：请把吉米的明信片念给我听听，Mary。
Mary：“我刚到苏格兰，我现住在一家青年招待所。”
祖母：什么？
Mary：他说他刚到苏格兰。他说他住在一家青年招待所。你知道，他是“青招协” 的一个成员。
祖母：什么？
Mary：“青招协”，妈妈。青年招待所协会。
祖母：他还说了些什么？
Mary：“我很快会写信的。祝你们大家身体都好。”
祖母：什么？Mary，大声一点。我可听不见你念的。
Mary：他说他很快会写信的。他祝我们大家身体好。“谨此问候，吉米。”
祖母：就这些吗？他没写许多，是吗？
Mary：在明信片上他写不了很多，妈妈。
